Chapter 492: The 9th Countdown Game (Plus More~)
"What??? Why is he in the squad for this game again??? Why is that??? "Howard and Mitch. Although Kupchak is thousands of miles apart, the voice in his heart at this moment is much the same. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
Furious.
Damn it!!! Mickey. Kupchak, that old thing!! How dare he fool me!! Damn it!!! I'm going to make you look good!!
This is Howard's follow-up voice.
And far away in the Los Angeles office, Mickey. What about Kupchak? His thoughts now are ......
"Laurie! Laurie! Call now and go to the scene! Ask the staff who handed over the roster, why did they fill in the name of China Hot??? Go now!! "Mickey. Kupchak was also annoyed, because he was "played" three times and twice, where is the dignity of his general manager? At the same time, in a luxury suite in Los Angeles, someone was slowly sipping red wine and saying, "Mickey, Mickey, do you really think that if I lose the first round of the battle for power, I will collapse completely?" You're underestimating my decades with the Lakers. You know, compared to you, the general manager, or the daughter of my boss, you have more power, and it is easier to seduce the desires of the people below. ”
"Besides, you have too much desire to control others, which is far less than Jerry. West wins hearts and minds. ”
"Wait, my father told me, he just gave Jim the chance first, not that I'm completely out." The woman shook the red wine glass in her hand and said slowly, "I think you don't know this, right?" Father's methods and macro layout are really very accurate and powerful, which is admirable. ”
"Brother, brother, I look forward to your counterattack."
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"What? Did the staff who handed over the roster do it? How could he have such guts??? "Mickey. Kupchak yelled loudly in his office, "Contact Jim immediately. Mr. Bass! "Laurie. When Bellanque heard this, he said, "But sir, Jim. . . Buzz is now on vacation in Hawaii, and he told us when he left that we should be okay and not disturb him......"
"I say contact, contact! Now this situation is clearly wrong! Immediately! Right away! Don't be stunned!! "Mickey. Kupchak was an "old fritter" after all, so he quickly sensed that something was wrong. But after half an hour, Mickey. Kupchak only contacted Jim from Hawaii. Bass, who connected the video, lazily lay on the beach chair and said, "Mickey, how did you contact me?" Didn't I say that these two weeks should give me a good rest and leave any team business at bay? The struggle for power some time ago really tired me enough. ”
Actually, Mickey. Kupchak is also not particularly optimistic about this famous "playboy" brother, but compared to Jenny. Bass, but he can give himself more power, no way, he can only choose one of the two. He was an ambitious general manager, so he made the choice very decisively.
"Mr. Bass, I have a very difficult problem right now, so I can't help but report it to you."
"What's the matter? Say? Well, don't stop, keep jumping, keep jumping! "Jim. Buzz didn't even open his eyes.
Mickey. Kupchak recounted the matter briefly, and thought that Jim. Bass would have made a comeback, but unexpectedly......
"Oh? The guy you're talking about, I know, he's an old classmate of Jenny, he's been with the Lakers for a long time, and he's not under the direct jurisdiction of my department now, he's Jenny's guy. "Mickey. After hearing this, Kupchak immediately said: "Mr. Bass, it doesn't matter, now you are the big boss, you can directly skip Jenny through the power of the boss. Bass, fire that guy, I don't think we can delay, we have to ......" Before he could finish speaking, he heard Jim on the other side of the picture. Buzz said: "Mickey, don't be too desperate, Jenny and I are brother and sister after all, I have already won the battle, and if I am aggressive, it seems that I am too narrow-minded, right?" Let her keep her people, anyway, her current jurisdiction is limited, and she can't afford to make any big waves. ”
"But, Mr. Bass, I think ......"
"I've already won, so why don't I have to make Jenny and I fight it out? What's the point of that? I also need her to manage the marketing department, I believe you know her ability to work, right? Besides, as the head of the family, I have to have the bearing of the head of the family, and I have driven my family away, and outsiders still think that I Jim is very cold and unkind. "Jim. Bas picked up the head of the Bass family and said, "Besides, wasn't she good to you before?" There's no need to kill them all like this. ”
"What? Mr. Bass, I ......"
"Okay, okay, you don't have to worry about Jenny's people, just do your job as the general manager, I have something to do, hang up first." Jim. Buzz didn't give Mickey after speaking. When Kupchak had the opportunity to answer, he unilaterally hung up the connection. "This ...... Damn it!!! I really thought I had become Jerry. Bath? The whole political situation has not stabilized, okay! How did I choose...... Alas, forget it, my choice is not to blame, I better do my job! Anyway, as long as you keep an eye on it, you can't play any tricks with that woman! ”
"It's just Howard's side...... I'll have to find a way to calm it down! ”
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Sleep Train Arena.
Tang Qian looked at Howard with an annoyed face, and couldn't help grinning, "What's wrong?" Did you see something, very unhappy, very surprised? "You ......" Howard was even more angry when he said this, but he didn't know what to say. Because some things, after all, are still dishonorable, after all, they are still not visible.
"You've let me down so much." After Tang Qian's warm-up time ended, he opened his mouth and said, "Don't you even have the most basic sense of competition as a professional player?" It's no wonder that your future is getting worse and worse, it's a mess, and you can't be the boss anywhere. ”
Of course, Howard didn't understand the meaning of Tang Qian's words, so he thought that the other party was sarcastic about him, and shouted: "What are you talking *********** blind?" Do you think you're an astrological master? Tang Qian didn't explain much, just said as he walked: "Is it XJ(#¥%&*)B said, you will know later." ”
"Damn the Chinese guys! Pretend to be a ghost! After Don sneaked away, Howard chewed his tongue and said.
Before the start of this game, Tang Qian received the task of "Today in History", and the target data was Chris. Dudley had 10 points, 14 rebounds and 3 blocks against the Nets on March 30, 1995. This is a relatively easy challenge data, Tang Qian took a look at it, and thought that he had a great chance of surpassing it in an all-round way tonight.
In the first quarter, the Kings showed great aggression, and unlike the Lakers, they have confirmed that they will not be able to make the playoffs this season, so they have no pressure or baggage at all. Just try to show your talent and ability.
And the more this happens, the easier it is to play well.
In the first quarter, the Kings were in full bloom, and the Lakers almost fell apart, not because of how advanced the Kings' tactics were, or because of their player status, which was above the Lakers. First of all, Cousins was successful in eating the inside, so that the "Monster" was saddled with 2 personal fouls not long after, and then the outside players made three points, shooting 5 of 6, with a three-point shooting rate of more than 80%, which made the Lakers' outside defense on the verge of collapse. That's not all, the most important thing is the Lakers themselves, the shooting percentage is extremely low, and they made 3 field goals in the entire first quarter. If it weren't for Kobe Bryant's 6 of 7 free throws, it is estimated that the Purple and Gold would not have even scored 12 points in the first quarter.
DeMarcus. Cousins is the future No. 3 center, and even in his third season, he has already shown a strong ability to attack on his own. It seems that the current score is not as strong as the peak "Warcraft", but in terms of the richness of technical means, at least more than the former, so in the future, he can enter the field with a score close to 28+, and Howard has worked hard all his life and has never reached the 23+ scoring level.
So the average score per game is really a very hard data, and every 1+ increase means that you need to exercise stronger scoring ability. Therefore, Howard's limit, that is, 22.9 per game, can't exceed 23+. Mike. D'Antoni immediately called a timeout and laid out a new defensive tactic, but the Kings also changed their tactics, switching from a hard shot on the inside to a mid-range jumper on the inside.
The Kings' head coach made such a change, because the Kings' two interior players are capable of mid-to-long-range jumpers.
Jason. Thompson and DeMarcus. Cousins, both of whom are 6-foot-11" tall, can strike from a distance between 16-20 feet. In the first decade of the 21st century and the 8090s, this was of course the most unpopular means of attacking the inside, but now in 2013, the situation is very different.
Even against the traditional twin towers, such a weird combination can work wonders.
Because of the twin towers, both have very weak movement ability and limited defensive range, and the paint area is naturally terrifying in defense, but when it comes to the high position, the flanks and near the bottom corner, the defensive power is greatly reduced. To put it mildly, every foot away from the penalty area will be exponentially diminished and cut exponentially. Therefore, if the team's interior line has the ability to hit from a distance, then it is simply not too effective to deal with this kind of traditional twin towers.
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Although the shooting percentage is not too high, it also makes the Lakers' twin towers, no, to be exact, Spaniard Gasol exhausted.
34-12, in the first quarter, the Kings led the Lakers by a full 22 points.
Could it be that the first quarter is going to be spent?
Due to the Lakers' poor record right now and the Kings not being a playoff team, T.N.T did not schedule this game to be broadcast live in the United States. In this way, the people who follow this game are either Lakers fans or Kings fans.
Kobe Bryant didn't talk much after he got off the court, and he didn't even look at Howard more. Nash is the same, with Howard, the "ball finisher" on the court, his playmaking skills are completely abolished, and he has become a fixed-point battery.
Unconsciously, Howard has become the most unpopular figure on the Lakers.
And there is not one.
From the main team to the bench, from the players to the coaches, they were all very dissatisfied with Howard's performance.
But Howard himself didn't care at all and said, "Paul, what are you doing, why don't you help make up for that ball just now?" Cousins obviously burst in to make my foul! A trace of unhappiness flashed on Gasol's face, because the ball just now, he was cleaned up by Cousins because he pounced on it, and now Howard doesn't reflect on it, but blames himself, which is a bit of a "wicked person sues first" meaning no matter how you look at it.
However, Gasol's temperament kept him from arguing.
This made Howard even more serious and said to himself: "Fortunately, I reacted quickly and escaped a catastrophe, otherwise I would have been saddled with a third foul, can you afford this responsibility?" I think you'd better go to the bench, Jordan. Hildu is better than you! Hearing this, Kobe Bryant's eyes were cold, and he was about to speak, but he was preempted by No. 29 and said, "You beat yourself into a mess, and you are embarrassed to count Paul?" Are your feet pinned to the inside when you're defending? Will it come out and take precautions? You know, Cousins is your defender, you know? ”
"Don't be nosy! You understudy! Howard was spraying coolly, and Tang Qian interjected like this, which immediately broke his pleasure, which made "Warcraft" very unhappy. "You're worthy of falling to me?" Tang Qian directly said: "If you have the ability, you can turn the tide and save the team by yourself?" If you can't, then just watch honestly. I'll tell you what the right way to play. ”
"The right way to play? Just you? Howard sneered, "What can you do?" Can you score? Will you score? It's not that I'm laughing at you, compared to your compatriot Yao, you're far behind!! Tang Qian could not be provoked by this, and Lei Luo replied: "I am indeed not very good at scoring, and I am indeed not as good as Yao, but ......"
"You think you'll be able to compare? Yao: Regardless of the regular season or the playoffs, he has a season with an average of 25+ per game, do you have one? 22+ and 25+ don't seem to be on the same level at all, right? Tang Qian said: "Besides, scoring and scoring, you are full of points, can you win just by scoring?" I just need to defend well, and that's it, and we have no shortage of players in the Lakers team in terms of scoring. ”
"And you're going to figure it out, Howard." Tang Qianlang said: "I want victory, not data!" ”
“22+? Who is 22+? I'm almost 23+, okay? You bastard! Howard was furious and was about to continue arguing, but was attacked by head coach Mike Brown. D'Antoni interrupted: "What a noise!" It's still racing! Give me a little restraint! Teammates infighting, do you think it will sound good when it gets out? ”
"Humph!" Howard snorted disapprovingly and didn't answer.
Tang Qian nodded respectfully and said, "Yes, I know, sir." ”
Just this sentence made Howard's impression in D'Antoni's heart even less, because as the head coach of the team, everyone wants their players to be obedient and able to follow instructions. At least...... You have to pretend, right?
Howard's attitude is really uncomfortable.
"Hot, play in the second quarter, be sure to defend first." Mike. D'Antoni told Tang Qian before going on the court, because if he wants to catch up with the 22-point score difference, it is useless to attack alone, and he has to add a strong defense.
"Don't worry, sir, I'll do my best!" Tang Qian opened his mouth and said.
"Well, come on." Mike. D'Antoni said in a voice that only Tang Qian could hear.
It can be seen that his heart is still biased towards Tang Qian.
PS: After the update, this plot should be regarded as a big climax of the book, as for what it is, everyone will know it when you look back, and you will definitely not be disappointed! In the 2012-2013 season, the last 9 games, what will happen? Let's wait and see~
After reading a book friend's question, Xiaozi can only say Oh, the book is clearly written, and it doesn't matter if you don't pay attention to it, and it will be mentioned again later~